ตาสี
dtaa-sǐiMeaning
1NounC1
an ordinary man; everyman (stock name)
A generic name for an ordinary man, an everyman, representing the common person. Often used with 'ตาสาตาสาdtaa-sǎaordinary person; commoner' (Ta Sa) in the phrase 'ตาสีตาสา' (the man on the street, common folk).
Examples
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiนโยบายná-yoo-baaipolicy; plan of actionนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp[to] affect [sb/sth]; have an impact (on)โดยตรงdooi-dtrongโดยตรงdooi-dtrongdirectlyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ตาสีdtaa-sǐiตาสีdtaa-sǐian ordinary man; everyman (stock name)ตาสาdtaa-sǎaตาสาdtaa-sǎaordinary person; commonerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหาเช้ากินค่ำhǎa-cháo-gin-kâmหาเช้ากินค่ำhǎa-cháo-gin-kâm1[to] live hand to mouth; subsist on daily wages2hand-to-mouth (describing people/lives)
This policy directly affects the common folk who live from hand to mouth.
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นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangควรkuuanลงพื้นที่long-pʉ́ʉn-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับฟังráp-fangปัญหาbpan-hǎaของkɔ̌ɔngตาสีdtaa-sǐiตาสาdtaa-sǎaบ้างbâangไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛนั่งnângคิดkítนโยบายná-yoo-baaiอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องhɔ̂ngแอร์ɛɛ
Politicians should go into the field to listen to the problems of the everyman, not just sit in an air-conditioned room thinking up policies.
เรื่องrêuuangเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtที่têeดูdooซับซ้อนsáp sónจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoตาสีdtaa sĕeตาสาdtaa săaก็gâwเข้าใจkâo jaiได้dâiไม่ยากmâi yâakหรอกròkเพราะpráwมันmanคือkeuเรื่องrêuuangปากท้องbpàak tóngของkŏngพวกเขาpûuak kăoเองayng
Seemingly complex economic issues are actually not that difficult for the man on the street to understand, because it's about their own livelihood.
บางครั้งbaang-krángผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatก็gɔ̂มองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngตาสีdtaa-sǐiตาสาdtaa-sǎaซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenความรู้kwaam-rúuที่tîiสั่งสมมาsàng-sǒm-maaจากjàakประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanจริงjingไม่ใช่mâi-châiทฤษฎีtrít-sà-diiในnaiตำราdtam-raa
Sometimes, those in power overlook the wisdom of the common person, which is knowledge accumulated from real experience, not textbook theory.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ตาสีdtaa-sǐiตาสีdtaa-sǐian ordinary man; everyman (stock name)an ordinary man; everyman (stock name)Word